From what I've gathered, when using it as a pause, such as "I look good...don't I?" You don't capitalise?
I figured that when starting a new sentence after an ellipsis you capitalise as normal?
***** NOT A TEACHER *****Hello,
I found your post most interesting, so I checked my books and the Web. I have some ideas to share with you.
1. There seem to be different rules. So if you are student, follow the book used by the teacher; if you are a journalist, follow the book used by the newspaper; if you are an author, follow the book used by the publisher; etc.
2. I think that people would usually write "I look good, don't I?"
a. Yes, it does seem that for dramatic effect, you could use those ellipsis dots.
i. "I look good ...
, don't I?" (I believe that
some teachers suggest including the comma.)
b. I think that for even more dramatic effect, you could use a dash:
"I look good -- don't I?"
3. I found some information that may (repeat: may) answer your question about capitalization.
a. Here are the complete sentences:
He arrived just in time for dinner. Unbeknowst to the rest of the family, he had brought his roommates along.
i. There are apparently two ways to use ellipsis:
(a) He arrived just in time for dinner. . . . he had brought his roommates along.
(b) He arrived just in time for dinner. . . .
He had brought his roommates along.
(Personally, I prefer (b).)
4. Complete credit for this information goes to a short but most helpful article on the Web. Please google:
Ellipses -- When and How Paige Jackson
*****
If you read that article several times very slowly, I think that you will find it of
enormous help. I know that I certainly did.
James
